Team Shot Charts Over Time

General Analysis of Shot Charts By Season

Common Shot Locations on the Court

Trends of shot locations are best summarized through the first and last seasons shot charts: + Looking at 3 point shots, you can see that as time has progressed the frequency of 3 point shots has increased.

Distance of Shots Taken

Looking at the subset of shot charts above you can see the density of the points along the three point line is different in the graphs. This trend is seen as the years have progressed to the latest season.

Total Number of Shots Taken

Over the last 20 seasons completed the total number of shots taken by the Miami Heat has increased. This can be visualized through the graph below:

Extension of Shooting Data (4 Point Line)

Location of 4 Point Line

Using Miami Heat team shot data for the last 20 completed seasons:

The 4 point line would be added at the distance that results in the 4 point shot expected value to be closest to the average.

Distance Expected Value
23 1.4305757
25 1.3519133
26 1.2611765
28 0.9140108
27 1.1194210
29 0.6593843
22 1.4423757
24 1.3914212
32 0.2293907
31 0.3086817
39 0.1485149
38 0.1452785
41 0.1383285
43 0.1077441
33 0.2068966
34 0.1955193
36 0.1625282
30 0.4176707
35 0.1921397
42 0.1392405
40 0.1394102
44 0.1155235
37 0.1698113

Effect of the 4 Point Shot